Industrial Designer, Bespoke

Restoration Hardware

23h

About The Position

RH at its core is about taste, and we believe the idea of scaling taste is large and far reaching. The RH brand attracts the best designers, artisans, manufacturers and talent in our industry, scaling and rendering their work more valuable across our integrated platform, enabling us to curate the most compelling collection of luxury home furnishings in the world. We are moving the brand beyond curating and selling products to conceptualizing and selling spaces by building an ecosystem of products, places, services and spaces that elevates and establishes the RH brand as a global thought leader, taste and place maker. At RH we believe deeply that the "right" people are our greatest asset. We value people with high energy, who possess the ability to energize others. People who are smart, creative and have a point of view. People who see the answer in every problem, versus those who see the problem in every answer. People who are driven, determined and won't take "no" for an answer. We value team players, people who are more concerned with what's right, rather than who's right. As an Industrial Designer, Bespoke this person will be responsible for both creating and developing original work, along with taking concepts from the Design Leader and President of Bespoke and developing those. They will work closely with the engineering team, manufacturing to take concepts to production, for all new products. They are responsible for finding the balance between aesthetics, function, product cost and usability of the product to delight the customer and meet all business and strategic goals. They will provide rapid prototyping/rendering support along with creating detailed design packages for engineering, fully flushing out ideas drafted by Joe and ideas that they have originated.

Requirements

• 5+ years in furniture experience, preferably in high end residential or contract furnishings
• Portfolio of original work, demonstrated success in developing high end residential furniture, preferred.
• Bachelors in Industrial Design or comparable degree
• Highly skilled in sketching, rendering and design software
• Strong communication skills both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Create original pieces for Bespoke
• Consult with clients, business president, Design Leader, RH product teams, etc to determine requirements for designs
• Research the various ways a particular product might be used and innovate in both function and aesthetics based on those learnings
• Sketch ideas, create renderings to help refine and rapidly iterate through design ideas
• Create final models for engineering
• Optimize options and materials to increase the craft/quality of our designs while optimizing cost, environmental impact and weight
• Create physical prototypes through 3D printing, model shops and manufacturing
• Work with Engineering to evaluate product safety, appearance, function and cost.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior